How to integrate Givebutter MCP with Google ADK

This guide walks you through connecting Givebutter to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Givebutter agent that can create a new fundraising campaign for our school, list all recent payouts to our nonprofit account, get details for fund with id fund_abc123 through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a Givebutter account through Composio's Givebutter MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Givebutter is a fundraising platform with a free, open API for managing campaigns and donations. It helps organizations easily track giving, engage supporters, and streamline fundraising efforts.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Givebutter to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Givebutter agent that can create a new fundraising campaign for our school, list all recent payouts to our nonprofit account, get details for fund with id fund_abc123 through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a Givebutter account through Composio's Givebutter MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get a Givebutter account set up and connected to Composio
  • Install the Google ADK and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for Givebutter
  • Build an agent that connects to Givebutter through MCP
  • Interact with Givebutter using natural language

What is Google ADK?

Google ADK (Agents Development Kit) is Google's framework for building AI agents powered by Gemini models. It provides tools for creating agents that can use external services through the Model Context Protocol.

Key features include:

  • Gemini Integration: Native support for Google's Gemini models
  • MCP Toolset: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol tools
  • Streamable HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
  • CLI and Web UI: Run agents via command line or web interface

What is the Givebutter MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Givebutter MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Givebutter account. It provides structured and secure access to your fundraising platform, so your agent can perform actions like creating campaigns, tracking donations, managing contacts, and handling payouts on your behalf.

  • Campaign management and creation: Easily instruct your agent to start new fundraising campaigns, update campaign details, or remove old campaigns when needed.
  • Donation and payout tracking: Ask your agent to retrieve lists of payouts, monitor donation flows, and keep tabs on your fundraising progress in real time.
  • Contact and member administration: Let your agent add, archive, or delete contacts, and fetch lists of campaign members for smooth supporter management.
  • Fund and webhook operations: Direct your agent to get details about specific funds, create or remove webhooks for event notifications, and manage fundraising infrastructure automatically.
  • Automated data cleanup: Empower your agent to archive or delete obsolete contacts, funds, or webhooks, keeping your Givebutter account organized and up to date.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step09 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • A Google API key for Gemini models
  • A Composio account and API key
  • Python 3.9 or later installed
  • Basic familiarity with Python
2

Getting API Keys for Google and Composio

Google API Key
  • Go to Google AI Studio and create an API key.
  • Copy the key and keep it safe. You will put this in GOOGLE_API_KEY.
Composio API Key and User ID
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your Composio API key. Use this for COMPOSIO_API_KEY.
  • Decide on a stable user identifier to scope sessions, often your email or a user ID. Use this for COMPOSIO_USER_ID.
3

Install dependencies

bash
pip install google-adk composio python-dotenv

Inside your virtual environment, install the required packages.

What's happening:

  • google-adk is Google's Agents Development Kit
  • composio connects your agent to Givebutter via MCP
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables
4

Set up ADK project

bash
adk create my_agent

Set up a new Google ADK project.

What's happening:

  • This creates an agent folder with a root agent file and .env file
5

Set environment variables

bash
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id-or-email

Save all your credentials in the .env file.

What's happening:

  • GOOGLE_API_KEY authenticates with Google's Gemini models
  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management
6

Import modules and validate environment

python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()

warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")
What's happening:
  • os reads environment variables
  • Composio is the main Composio SDK client
  • GoogleProvider declares that you are using Google ADK as the agent runtime
  • Agent is the Google ADK LLM agent class
  • McpToolset lets the ADK agent call MCP tools over HTTP
7

Create Composio client and Tool Router session

python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["givebutter"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url,
print(f"Composio MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
What's happening:
  • Authenticates to Composio with your API key
  • Declares Google ADK as the provider
  • Spins up a short-lived MCP endpoint for your user and selected toolkit
  • Stores the MCP HTTP URL for the ADK MCP integration
8

Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent

python
composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with Givebutter operations."
    ),
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")
What's happening:
  • Connects the ADK agent to the Composio MCP endpoint through McpToolset
  • Uses Gemini as the model powering the agent
  • Lists exact tool names in instruction to reduce misnamed tool calls
9

Run the agent

bash
# Run in CLI mode
adk run my_agent

# Or run in web UI mode
adk web

Execute the agent from the project root. The web command opens a web portal where you can chat with the agent.

What's happening:

  • adk run runs the agent in CLI mode
  • adk web . opens a web UI for interactive testing

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Givebutter and Google ADK:

python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from composio_google import GoogleProvider
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY, provider=GoogleProvider())

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["givebutter"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url


composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with Givebutter operations."
    ),  
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Givebutter with the Google ADK through Composio's MCP Tool Router. Your agent can now interact with Givebutter using natural language commands.

Key takeaways:

  • The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate Givebutter tools
  • Environment variables keep your credentials secure and separate from code
  • Clear agent instructions reduce tool calling errors
  • The ADK web UI provides an interactive interface for testing and development

You can extend this setup by adding more toolkits to the toolkits array in your session configuration.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Givebutter action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Contact Tags

Tool to add tags to a contact by contact ID.

Add Household Contact

Tool to add a contact to a household.

Archive Contact

Tool to archive a contact by their ID.

Create Campaign

Tool to create a new campaign.

Create Campaign Ticket

Tool to create a campaign ticket for events or fundraisers.

Create Contact

Tool to create a new contact in Givebutter.

Create Contact Activity

Tool to create a contact activity (e.

Create Discount Code

Tool to create a discount code for a campaign.

Create Fund

Tool to create a new fund.

Create Household

Tool to create a new household in Givebutter.

Create Transaction

Tool to create a new transaction for a campaign.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook subscription.

Delete Campaign

Tool to delete a campaign by its ID.

Delete Contact Activity

Tool to delete a contact activity by contact ID and activity ID.

Delete Discount Code

Tool to delete a discount code from a campaign.

Delete Fund

Tool to delete a fund by its ID.

Delete Household

Tool to delete a household by its ID.

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook by its ID.

Get Campaign

Tool to retrieve details for a specific campaign by its ID or code.

Get Campaign Ticket

Tool to retrieve a specific campaign ticket by campaign ID and ticket ID.

Get Contact

Tool to retrieve details of a specific contact by ID.

Get Contact Activity

Tool to retrieve a specific contact activity by contact ID and activity ID.

Get Discount Code

Tool to retrieve details of a specific discount code for a campaign.

Get Fund

Tool to retrieve details of a specific fund by its ID.

Get Household

Tool to retrieve details of a specific household by its ID.

Get Members

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of members for a given campaign.

Get Payouts

Tool to retrieve a list of payouts associated with your account.

Get Plans

Tool to retrieve a list of plans associated with your account.

Get Teams

Tool to retrieve a list of teams for a specific campaign.

Get Tickets

Tool to retrieve a list of tickets.

Get Transactions

Tool to retrieve a list of transactions associated with your account.

Get Webhook

Tool to retrieve a specific webhook by its ID.

Get Webhook Activity

Tool to retrieve a specific webhook activity by its ID.

Get Webhooks

Tool to retrieve all webhooks configured for your account.

List Campaigns

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of campaigns for the authenticated account.

List Campaign Tickets

Tool to retrieve a list of all campaign tickets for a specific campaign.

List Contact Activities

Tool to retrieve all activities for a specific contact.

List Contacts

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of contacts from your Givebutter account.

List Discount Codes

Tool to list all discount codes for a campaign.

List Funds

Tool to list all funds in your Givebutter account.

List Household Contacts

Tool to retrieve all contacts associated with a household.

List Households

Tool to retrieve a list of all households in your account.

List Messages

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of messages.

List Pledges

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all pledges.

List Webhook Activities

Tool to list all webhook activities for a specific webhook.

Remove Contact Tags

Tool to remove tags from a contact in Givebutter.

Restore Contact

Tool to restore a deleted contact by contact ID.

Sync Contact Tags

Tool to sync tags for a contact.

Update Campaign

Tool to update an existing campaign's details by its ID.

Update Campaign (PUT)

Tool to update a campaign using PUT method.

Update Contact

Tool to update an existing contact's details by contact ID.

Update Contact Activity

Tool to update a contact activity by contact ID and activity ID.

Update Contact (PUT)

Tool to update a contact using PUT method.

Update Discount Code

Tool to update an existing discount code for a campaign.

Update Fund

Tool to update a fund's details by its ID.

Update Household

Tool to update an existing household's details by its ID.

Update Webhook

Tool to update an existing webhook subscription's details.

Update Webhook (PUT)

Tool to update a webhook using PUT method (full replacement).

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Givebutter MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Givebutter tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Givebutter and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Google ADK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Givebutter tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Givebutter scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Givebutter data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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